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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: D.J. Peterson , Sergej MahnovskiPublisher: RAND Imprint: RAND Dimensions: Width: 18.10cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 25.60cm Weight: 0.281kg ISBN: 9780833034366ISBN 10: 0833034367 Pages: 146 Publication Date: 02 January 2004 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Undergraduate Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsIntroduction: a critical infrastructure -- Petroleum products in the U.S. economy -- Change and challenges in refining -- A critical infrastructure -- About the study -- The report -- The refining industry and petroleum products markets -- Industry segments and business models -- Economic hardship and restructuring -- Is the downstream enjoying an economic recovery? -- Product slate -- Higher performance fuels -- Regionalization of products markets -- Future demand -- Imports -- Refinery operations and technologies -- Current operations trends -- Current trends in technologies -- Longer-term trends in technologies and operations -- Environment for technology innovation -- Human capital -- Regulatory and financial environment -- Return on investment -- Capital constraints -- Regulatory flexibility -- Regulatory uncertainty -- Implications for future product supplies -- Industry views of policy and regulation -- The refining industry in a new era: key findings and policy issues -- Key findings -- Policy issues of importance -- Appendix A. Rand discussion participants -- Appendix B. Discussion protocol -- Appendix C. Petroleum refining processes and products -- Crude oil inputs -- Separation -- Conversion -- Combination -- Reformulation -- Treating -- Support operations.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |